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June 10, 2011

Things I Want to Do Before I Die

Things I Want to Do Before I Die

I’m not getting any younger.   I know that I only have a few years to live.  If I think about it, I might be in mid-life already.  This made me think about the things that I want to do but haven’t done so.  There are so many of them.

With this in mind, I decided to write here my list of Things I want to Do Before I Die.  I guess, I can go back to this entry every now and then to check my progress.

Maybe you can relate to some of them.

Roch’s Things to do before dying:

  1. Finish reading the Bible (target: year 2012)
  2. Own a condominium unit (target: year 2012)
  3. Own an SUV car (target: year 2014)
  4. Own a successful business.
  5. Travel all around the World.
    • Taiwan,
  6. Travel all around the Philippines.
    • Davao, Puerto Princesa, Boracay,
  7. Learn to play a guitar.
  8. Learn to play the piano.
  9. Be a successful Blogger (target: 100,000 unique readers per month)
  10. Be a writer/contributor for a newspaper (completed Year 2011: Manila Bulletin TechNews).
  11. Try Car Racing.
  12. Try Gun Shooting & own a Gun.
  13. Learn to Play Badminton.
  14. Learn how to Swim (target: year 2012)
  15. Learn to Scuba Dive.
  16. Run a marathon (42k).
    • Prerequisite: Run 5k, Run 10k, Run 21k
    • Target Date: Year 2015
  17. Learn to ride a Bike.
  18. Ride a Jetski. (completed 2005: Boracay, Philippines)
  19. Ride a Banana Boat (completed 2005; Boracay, Philippines)
  20. Go Kayaking. (completed 2009: Pangasinan, Philippines)
  21. Go Parasailing (completed 2009: Boracay, Philippines)
  22. Go Zorbing (completed 2009: Boracay, Philippines)
  23. Go White Water Rafting (completed 2011: Davao, Philippines)
  24. Ride in a Hot Air Balloon (completed 2010: Clark Pampanga, Philippines)
  25. Watch NBA Live.
  26. Watch WWE Live. (completed Year 1998: Anaheim, California)
  27. Watch Olympics Live.
  28. Work in one of the best companies in the world (completed Year 2006: Procter & Gamble).
  29. Have a career in the IT industry (completed Year 2008: P&G-IT department).
  30. Be ITIL-Certified. (completed year 2009: ITIL version 3.0)
  31. Be PMP-Certified.
  32. Be very active in a charity organization I believe in.
  33. Complete all Toastmaters certifications and participate in a public speaking contest.
  34. Teach in a university (completed Year 1999: Centro Escolar University, Advanced Mandarin)
  35. Experience true love.
  36. Learn to bartend.
  37. Go into space.
  38. Be on radio (completed 2010: DZRH for Blogwatch).
  39. Be seen on TV (completed 2009: QTV).
  40. Be in a movie.
  41. Be a model (completed 2003: m|Ph Magazine).
  42. Have a dog as a pet.
  43. Achieve my ideal body weight and shape (target: 105 pounds)
  44. Played Basketball (completed 2006: Women’s Basketball P&G office tournament).
  45. Learn Ballroom Dancing.
  46. Learn Belly Dancing.
  47. Learn Pole Dancing.
  48. Fly first class.
  49. Fly in a helicopter.
  50. Go on a cruise.
  51. Invest in the Stock Market (completed 2001: Online Trading, Philippines)
  52. Become a millionaire.
  53. Have a WoW character that reaches the highest level possible.
  54. Learn to Drive a car. (completed 2004: drove the same day after 5-hour driving lesson).
  55. Sponsor a child’s education.
  56. Own a Louis Vitton wallet & Bag.
  57. Own a Rolex watch.
  58. Own a Tiffany & Co. Jewelry.
  59. Meet Steve Jobs!!! (not reachable anymore as Steve is now gone, RIP)
  60. Attend an Apple Conference.
  61. Dye my hair. (completed 2012: I’m now a redhead!)
  62. Make a will.
  63. Have a tattoo.
  64. Be a part of a reality show.
  65. Participate in a TV game show.
  66. Learn Cross-Stitch again & complete 5 works.
  67. Learn Paper Tole again & complete 5 works.
  68. Learn how to Cook and Bake.
  69. Solve the Rubik’s Cube.

I know 70 things aren’t enough.  I never thought it’s that hard to come up with a list.  So I’ll just make this a working list.  I’ll update this as I think of more things to do 🙂

How about you?  Do you have a bucket list?

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  1. Edelweiss_19 says

    June 10, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    I have! I’m keeping it in an Excel file inside my office desktop. It’s continuously updating because I can’t stop thinking of so many things I wanna do and accomplish. Time is our toughest enemy here. I might post my list on my blog, too, because you have just given me an idea. Haha. 🙂

    Reply
    • Roch says

      June 10, 2011 at 4:48 pm

      looking forward to your post 🙂

      Reply
  2. jepoy says

    June 10, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    billionaire… ♥♥

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    • Roch says

      June 10, 2011 at 4:48 pm

      ahahahaahah di ko alam kung maachieve ko :))

      Reply
  3. jepoy says

    June 11, 2011 at 6:26 am

    inggit @ WWE live match 🙁

    Reply
  4. Maus says

    June 11, 2011 at 8:46 am

    we can learn ballroom and bartending together 🙂 and take a cruise together! Alaska!!

    Reply
    • Roch says

      June 11, 2011 at 1:54 pm

      Maus, let’s set a schedule!!! 🙂

      What year do you want to study bartending and which year for ballroom? 😀  I’m excited!!

      Cruise is a bit of a challenge right now due to financial purposes, but 5 years from now? 😀

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      • Maus says

        June 12, 2011 at 3:18 am

        We can start with ballroom this year!!! 6 months to the end of the year, it’s pretty achievable 🙂 I have been watching ballroom competitions over tv. Game?

        Reply
        • Roch says

          June 12, 2011 at 4:08 am

          Game Game!!  Let’s talk about it in the office hahaha!  EXCITING! 😀

          Do you have a bucket list?  

          Reply
      • Maus says

        June 12, 2011 at 3:57 am

        Btw, i play badminton every Saturday 🙂 want to join? Benj also knows a badminton trainer (you can also got there/Greenhills)

        Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2011 at 11:13 am

    This is a great list!  I want to attend the Olympics too 🙂

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    • Roch says

      June 11, 2011 at 1:55 pm

      I’m wishing for the next one… hoping for a miracle to receive tickets hahaha!

      Reply
  6. John Ray Cabrera says

    June 11, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    what a list. for me i only want one thing before i die, a foundation that provides livelihood assistance to single moms. 

    Reply
  7. Kath says

    June 11, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    nice! I like 27-30.. hahaha! What language do you want to learn? You know already English, Filipino and Mandarin.. you’re kinda linguistic already. :p

    Here’s some of my suggestions:

    11. Be a successful Blogger. –> you’re already a successful blogger, why put this in the list? :p

    43. Sponsor a child’s education. –> try signing up to World Vision. 😉

    44: Own a Louie Vitton wallet & Bag. –> typo error: Louis Vuitton

    Nice list.. ^_^ I hope you’ll crash out one item every month or every quarter? hehehe.. Goodluck! 

    Reply
  8. 0^_^0 says

    June 13, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    ako gusto ko lng true love. :))

    Reply
  9. 0^_^0 says

    June 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    I think I can help you with number 51 and 52. Simply go to Zimbabwe =)

    Reply
  10. Euri says

    June 13, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Ang habang list niyan achie! D:

    Reply
  11. Melynn says

    June 13, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    Hi Roch,
    Thanks for sharing! 🙂
    I remember, I also did a bucket list but my notes are buried somewhere. Hehehehe.. Need to get back to them and probably replace those that has been crossed out already.
    I want to get a tattoo myself but I’m not sure if I’m ready yet.
    In my bucket list, I wrote, bald my hair as a fashion statement. Hehehe..
    It is actually exciting to write down a bucket list as it gives us something to look forward to in the future. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Aya Mavka says

    August 12, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Great list. I like it. 🙂
    Some time ago I made my own list but it isn’t so large. I think I’ll make once more and publish it too. But some things from those list i have realized. It passed only few months from I did it.

    Reply
  13. Cess says

    August 31, 2011 at 4:49 am

    this is great!
    Life enjoyed to the fullest

    Reply
  14. Veronica Silagpo says

    September 12, 2011 at 11:52 pm

    Nice! I’m taking baby steps and I have a little list going..

    Reply
  15. ruthilicious says

    October 24, 2011 at 4:41 am

    Wow nice list Roch! I think you have to cross out number 58 though.. 🙁 (that would be scary.. :()

    Reply
  16. Gemini_0557 says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:45 am

     I would never have a bucket list. Sila na lang hehehe

    Reply
  17. Rocky Opiña says

    June 3, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    17. Learn to ride a Bike xD goodluck with this one

    Reply

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